Individual, employment and psychosocial factors influencing walking to work: Implications for intervention design.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Promoting walking for the journey to and from work (commuter walking) is a potential strategy for increasing physical activity. Understanding the factors influencing commuter walking is important for identifying target groups and designing effective interventions. This study aimed to examine individual, employment-related and psychosocial factors associated with commuter walking and to discuss the implications for targeting and future design of interventions.

Methods

1,544 employees completed a baseline survey as part of the 'Walking Works' intervention project (33.4% male; 36.3% aged <30 years). Multivariate logistic regression was used to examine the associations of individual (age, ethnic group, educational qualifications, number of children <16 and car ownersh

SUBMITTER: Adams EJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5300108 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature